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Fitch becomes latest to warn of PE insurer-driven illiquid asset risks

Rating agency follows IAIS and IMF in talking about US illiquid and alternative asset risk

Verisk estimates Otis insured loss at $3bn-6bn

PE firms keeping US insurers in their sights, says Fitch

Alt AM insurers held four times more riskier assets than rest of market, agency finds

RVS 2023: reinsurers turn a corner en route to Monte Carlo

The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers enter the glitzy surroundings on strong foundations following last year's turbulence, as Paul Walsh reports

South Korea's insurers to assess strategies following K-ICS implementation

Less than half of firms using transitional measures to ease introduction of capital rules

German life market faces decline in new business

Reinsurers cutting back on cover as natcat risks bite

Natcat costs for insurers globally in H1 totalled $53bn, 47% higher than the 20-year average

Taiwan's life insurers face capital pressure

AM Best: global reinsurers remain well capitalised

It expects reinsurers to generate underwriting profits that had previously been elusive

Japan's life insurers to benefit from rising bond yields